Selling to governments

1. How to

• Federal Contractors Program 

  Your business has 100 employees or more and works on federal government contracts of $1 million or more? You must meet employment equity requirements.

• Promote yourself to government buyers 

  Find out how to increase your chances of becoming a supplier to the Government of Canada.

• The procurement process 

  Contact Government of Canada departments and agencies for contracting opportunities, and promote your products and services to them.

• Doing business with NASA 

  Learn how to find opportunities and understand the procurement process of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

• How to prepare a bid 

  Use this guide to help you bid on government opportunities so that you can sell your goods or services to the government.

• Doing Business with the Ontario Government 

  Learn about Ontario's purchasing policies and how to sell your products and services to the government.

• Price lists, estimates, quotations and tenders 

  Learn how to draw up a price list, prepare proposals and estimates, price a contract bid and present your prices to your customers.

• Bid on opportunities: The bidding process 

  Find out about contract bidding opportunities and the bidding process used by Public Services and Procurement Canada.

• Tender for a contract 

  Learn how to identify potential contracts, what to include in your bid and how to draft it to have the best chances of success.

• Standing offers 

  Register for a standing offer with the Government of Canada to get a chance to sell your goods or services to government departments.

• Supply arrangements 

  Become a pre-qualified supplier for the Government of Canada for certain goods and services.

• What the government buys 

  From airplanes to paper clips, the Government of Canada buys many products and services. Learn more about what you can sell to the Government of Canada.

• Government procurement: international trade agreements 

  Get details on all the free trade agreements covering government procurement that Canada has signed, as well as agreements under negotiation.

• U.S. government procurement 

  Learn about the U.S. government procurement process, market evaluations and contracting opportunities at all levels of government.

• U.S. General Services Administration 

  Do business with the acquisition and procurement arm of the US federal government.

• Selling to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 

  All purchases made by the U.S. DoD that are valued at over $150,000 USD are made through the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC).

2. Calls for tenders and promotion of your products and services

• AusTender 

  Find Australian Government procurement opportunities.

• Contacts for GSIN Codes 

  Use this directory to identify and market yourself and your goods to purchasing managers in Public Works and Government Services Canada.

• Trade agreements — Government procurement 

  Learn about Canada's main trade agreements and how their procurement provisions may affect your procurement contract.

• Doing business in Canada 

  Find procurement opportunities for the federal, provincial and territorial governments.

• SIMAP — European public procurement 

  Find information on European public procurement and opportunities to do business with the European Union and its member states.

• SEAO Electronic Tendering System 

  Tender online for requests for proposals from the Government of Quebec.

• SAM.gov  

  Find opportunities to sell your goods or services to the United States government.

• ISC — Quantum-enhanced radio-frequency sensing 

  Innovation, Science and Economic Development
  Get a grant of up to $150,000 for the first phase, for up to 6 months. The challenge is to develop target detection solutions using radars via quantum-enhanced radar transmitters and/or radar receivers to benefit Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces.

• PAC — Help for Small and Medium Enterprises 

  ​Public Services and Procurement Canada
  Want to understand how to sell to the Government of Canada? Access free seminars and webinars, or speak with an expert about the contracting process and how to find opportunities.

• Centralized professional services ePortal 

  ​public Services and Procurement Canada
  ​If you are a professional or a specialist, you can register your company in this database to conduct business with the Government of Canada.

• MERX — Canadian Public Tenders 

  ​Public Services and Procurement Canada
  ​Find opportunities to sell your products or services to provincial governments and other organizations using the MERX system.

• SELECT 

  Public Works and Government Services Canada
  Do you have a construction, architectural or engineering services business? Register in this database to become an approved supplier to the Government of Canada.

• Accelerated Growth Service 

  ​Innovation, Science and economic Development Canada
  ​Does your company have annual sales of at least $5 million and show promising growth? You may be eligible for the CED support program.

• Alberta Purchasing Connection 

  Alberta Government
  Find opportunities to sell your products or services to the Government of Alberta and to other agencies.

• Contract Services 

  ​Department of Highways and Public Works
  ​You can access information on Government of Yukon's contracting process and find out about current and anticipated tenders.

• Programme de soutien à l'économie sociale - volet 4: Approvisionnement auprès des entreprises d'économie sociale (in French only)

  Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
  Get financial support for promotional and outreach activities that allow your company to access government, municipal and private markets.

• Government procurement - Quebec 

  ​Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor
  ​Find the information you need to do business with the Government of Quebec and benefit from Quebec government contracts.

• Buyandsell.gc.ca — Procurement Assistance Canada Coaching Service 

  Public Services and Procurement Canada
  Receive one-on-one personalized assistance for your business who has had limited success bidding on federal government opportunities.

• Buyandsell.gc.ca — Tenders 

  Public Services and Procurement Canada
  Access information on tenders issued by the Government of Canada.

• Buyandsell.gc.ca — Register as a supplier 

  Public Services and Procurement Canada
  Register your business to get a Procurement Business Number, and search for active tenders so you can bid on contracts and sell your goods and services to the federal government.

• Calling all suppliers to support COVID-19 efforts 

  Public Works and Government Services Canada
  Are you a business that can supply products and services in support of Canada's response to COVID-19? We need items such as masks, gloves, gowns, hand sanitizer, and services such as security, nursing, food, laundry, accommodation maintenance and IT support.

• Tenders — Prince Edward Island Tenders 

  Department of Finance
  Access open tenders for goods and services to find opportunities that your company is qualified for.

• Tenders — Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 

  Public Procurement Agency
  Access open tenders for goods and services to find opportunities that your company is qualified for.

• Current Tenders — Nova Scotia 

  Procurement Services
  Access open tenders for goods and services to find opportunities that your company is qualified for.

• OSME — Help for Small and Medium Enterprises 

  Public Services and Procurement Canada
  Want to understand how to sell to the Government of Canada? Access free seminars and webinars, or speak with an expert about the contracting process and how to find opportunities.

• Canadian Commercial Corporation 

  Canadian Commercial Corporation
  Connect with foreign government buyers and the Canadian government when pursuing government procurement leads in another country.

• Request for Tenders/Proposals — Nunavut 

  Department of Community and Government Services
  Access open tenders for goods and services to find opportunities that your company is qualified for.

• Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) 

  Department of National Defence
  Check out current and future challenges and submit your ideas for a chance to get money to pursue your ideas and help the Canadian Armed Forces solve defence and security issues.

• Yukon bids&tenders 

  Department of Highways and Public Works
  Access open tenders for goods and services to find opportunities that your company is qualified for.

• Doing Business with the Government — British Columbia 

  Procurement Services
  Access open tenders for goods and services to find opportunities that your company is qualified for.

• Selling to the Manitoba Government 

  Manitoba Infrastructure
  Access open tenders for goods and services to find opportunities that your company is qualified for.

• SaskTenders 

  Ministry of Central Services
  Access open tenders for goods and services to find opportunities that your company is qualified for.

• Tenders Online — New Brunswick Opportunities Network 

  Service New Brunswick
  Access open tenders for goods and services to find opportunities that your company is qualified for.

• Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business 

  Indigenous Services Canada
  Register as an Indigenous supplier and get access to procurement opportunities specifically for Indigenous businesses.

• Impact Canada challenges 

  Impact Canada
  Could your technology idea solve a challenging government problem? You could be eligible for funding and other resources to help put your idea into action.

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